This time of year is always the most difficult in which to raise money. Probably because so many orgs are asking and the expense of the holidays. Every year this time we are behind. We haven't had many emergency expenses this year, except for $2400 in vet bills and a shortfall on donated dog food. With pledges counted, we are behind about $8,000 for the year. Donations through Papal, (paypal.me/jsaldivarkitto) Venmo (@g-b-a-r-k) and CashAp ($gbark1) get to us immediately, Month donations through https://tinyurl.com/Donate2GBARK gets to us the following month. EVERY donation means so much. (Hymn, "Morning has Broken," Featuring Armand Kitto, Baritone & Conductor, Margaret Kitto, piano-1977)
Every year for the past 25 years we have served the dogs a Thanksgiving dinner. We are as thankful for them as they are for us. I thought I'd give out our routine. First we buy the biggest turkey we can find. This year we have a 27 pounder. We boil it in water in a tamalero (a huge galvanized pot normally used for cooking tamales!) After it falls from the bone we take it off the heat and remove everything from the pot and set it aside to cool. Then put a large amount of ice in the pot that makes the fat congeal. Remove the fat. We then cook white rice in the broth. (ten pounds this year.) After the meat has cooled we remove all the bones and skin and finely chop the meat. Mix it all together and then every dog gets at least two heaping cups! WARNING: BE PREPARED TO OPEN WINDOWS LATER!!!!! 🤣 To donate: www.paypal.me/jsaldivarkitto https://tinyurl.com/Donate2GBARK CASHAPP: $GBARK1 VENMO: @g-b-a-r-k and by mail: GBARK 3715 E. Sylvania Rd., Bloomfield, IN 47424
Uh, Bobo, that's (was) my sock!
This was our business in San Francisco we started so we could be with our own dogs all the time. It was a really good business. We transitioned to running the sanctuary full time.
